Overview

Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

Sound good?

KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

Primary Responsibilities

The Senior Analyst, Supply Chain (Forecast and Replenishment) supports the demand planning and replenishment functions in in the Supply Chain organization. This position leverages a high level of analytical skills and systems expertise to improve customer service level by identifying process improvement opportunities and implementing and ensuring adoption.

Essential Functions

• Support the design and implementation of forecasting and replenishments systems acting as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for forecasting and replenishment planning processes and systems
• Support Supply Chain team in use of forecasting and replenishment systems
• Generate and present enhancements in systems, processes, tools and develop training material and Standard Operating Procedure
• Ensure Supply Chain teams successfully transition to new systems or processes through effective change management and provide support as Subject Matter Expert
• Generate significant administrative savings by leveraging systems expertise to expedite execution of business initiatives that would otherwise require significant manual effort and risk of data entry error
• Implement initiative plans through coaching and training buyers and demand planners
• Develop tools and processes to aid supply chain teams to reduce costs through distribution, transportation, storage etc and sustain or improve the customer service level
• Work cross functionally to lead efforts towards evaluating current state and altering the forecasting / replenishment parameters to improve in stocks and / or reduce inventory investment
• Writes functional specifications, develops system test plans, tests applications, works with technical team to resolve identified bugs, and works with users to facilitate user acceptance process
• Responds to production problems or user calls. Determines cause of problem, resolves problem, or obtains necessary help in resolving problem. Instructs users or operations in problem

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• A four-year college degree in Business or related field is required.
• Basic understanding of transportation, warehousing, supply-chain execution software and third-party logistics.
• 10-15% travel required.

Qualifications/Additional Skills/Aptitude

• Strong analytical and thinking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills.
• Possess a sense of urgency and attention to accuracy and detail.
• Ability to manage large volumes of data.
• Talent communicating effectively both orally and in writing with people at all organizational levels.
• Ability to effectively manage a wide variety of tasks simultaneously and often with time conflicting pressures.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively and effectively as part of a team

Requisition ID

2023-19110

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.